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Yonge & Asquith

Yonge St & Asquith Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Rosedale-Moore Park · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloor-Yorkville BIA

Yonge & Asquith is a moderately travelled crossing, with more people on foot than in cars. It sits in Rosedale-Moore Park, in central Toronto. It has Yonge Station, a protected bikeway and parks at the corner.

Traffic volume
7,497
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 22, 2018
7,846 pedestrians · 111 cyclists
Collisions
101
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 71 property damage · #1108 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Yonge Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 17 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 940 vehicles, 81% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.0 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Police have logged an average of 10 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 49%, from 67 in 2016–2020 to 34 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Yonge & Asquith

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Yonge Station (Line 2)41 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)106 m; Bay Station (Line 2)265 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)535 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)633 m; Museum Station (Line 1)671 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)891 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)913 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 729 m
TTC bus
97191382947526 nearest 61 m
Blue Night
306320300
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Bloor St East North Side - Bloor Station; Yonge St at Bloor St West - Bloor Station
Cycling
Cycle Track on Yonge St installed 2021
Bike Share
Yonge St / Yorkville Ave 88 m · 17 docks · 41 stations, 832 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (41)
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 315 m
  • McDonald International Academy SchoolPrivate · 346 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 441 m
  • Rosedale Day SchoolPrivate · 504 m
  • Career Quest - TorontoPrivate · 517 m
  • The Abelard Centre For EducationPrivate · 657 m
  • and 35 more
Community centres
Parks (58)
  • Town Hall Square122 m
  • Harold Town Park179 m
  • Frank Stollery Parkette182 m
  • Asquith Green Park240 m
  • Lawren Harris Park283 m
  • Milner Parkette309 m
  • and 52 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch83 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch137 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 64 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 76 m
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 380 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 388 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 597 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 618 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 729 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 821 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 110 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 370 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Infinity Mart, 66 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés110 within 300 m · 370 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Infinity Mart · 852 Yonge St66 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Bespoke Wellness Group/Green House · 1 Yorkville Ave, Unit-11071 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 2 infractions
The One Caviar · 1 Yorkville Ave71 mPassed, Oct 2025
The Bespoke Wellness Group/Green House · 1 Yorkville Ave Unit-11071 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon · 789 Yonge St79 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 4 infractions
Balzac's Coffee · 789 Yonge St79 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Balzac's Coffee · 789 Yonge St79 mPassed, Oct 2025
The Pilot · 22 Cumberland St98 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 4 infractions

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 680 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 253 m away at Asquith Green Park.

  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    680 m
  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    831 m
Drinking water
Asquith Green Park bottle filling station · 253 m; George Hislop Park drinking fountain · 327 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 644 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (335 m, 85 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 644 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 10
  • Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site · 160 Bloor St E
    85 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    335 m
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    345 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    439 m
  • Kids & Company - Rosedale · 129 Mount Pleasant Rd
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    751 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (154 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 621 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 154 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 1.9 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 621 m135 Davenport Rd

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

100 registered apartment buildings with 13,720 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, nine of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 40 Asquith Ave (175 m, 192 units, 17 storeys, built 1984), which scored 81 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 100 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 350 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 111 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings100 · 13,720 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026350 across the 100
Open fire-code violations111
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
40 Asquith AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation19217198481 · Sep 20254175 m
88 Bloor St E · Maple Leaf Property Management33625197279 · Aug 20247 · 1 fire182 m
18 Davenport RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation12816198089 · Aug 20240238 m
40 Park Rd · Arcanos Property Management Corporation397195489 · Aug 20261 · 2 fire264 m
44 Charles St W · Jll79351197291 · Aug 202412298 m
30 Charles St E · 14792670 Canada Inc213191567 · Aug 20262 · 4 fire300 m
130 Rosedale Valley Rd · Homestead Land Holdings Limited999195591 · Aug 20251312 m
877 Yonge Stsocial housing · St Clares Multifaith Housing Society24416198281 · Aug 202526 · 12 fire336 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots897 lots · ≈22,900 spaces · 68.7 ha
Within 500 m55 lots · ≈1,280 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 3,015 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Charles St E. · 315 m · 22 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking185 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Charles St E · Garage270 m64618% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage407 m17575% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface458 m3073% (Q1 2026)
1010 Yonge St. · Surface549 m48 *
15 Wellesley St E · Surface773 m12654% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 139 m away, ≈52 spaces; 143 m away, ≈65 spaces; 175 m away, ≈4 spaces; 195 m away, ≈17 spaces; 204 m away, ≈19 spaces; 215 m away, ≈15 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Yorkville Ave (329 m, 9 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (754 m, 8 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1.4 km, 6 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Nov 22, 2018

The south leg carries the load — 3,284 northbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 543. Most cyclists arrived from the south (73 of 111). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,168 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 32% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (885). Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north2,736southbound · 28 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the west934eastbound · 10 bikes · 2.4% heavy
Total vehicles7,4977,846 pedestrians · 111 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east543westbound · 0 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south3,284northbound · 73 bikes · 2.8% heavy
AM peak hour885 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,168 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 22, 2018

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's counter on Yonge St between Scollard St and Davenport Rd (175 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 24-hour count in June 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 7,300 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Asquith Ave · Yonge St – Sherlock Holmes Walk · 57 mSep 2009 · 3 days2,331
Yonge St · Scollard St – Davenport Rd · 175 mJun 2023 · 24 h7,29728 km/h37 km/h43 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2019 was the peak year (22 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions101#1108 of 5,508
With an injury12#1518 of 4,660
Property damage only71
Fail to remain22
Involving a pedestrian3#1458 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#924 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014122latest Apr 8, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jan 22, 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and 21 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 57% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle211street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft2181street/outdoor (12), other (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 25, 2026. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Rosedale-Moore Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Asquith a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 101 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Yonge & Asquith?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 22, 2018, 81% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Asquith?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between Scollard St and Davenport Rd (June 2023), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Yonge & Asquith?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Charles St E (270 m away, 646 spaces, 18% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 897 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,900 spaces — 55 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (315 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Asquith by transit?

Yonge Station (Line 2) is 41 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 729 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 13, 82, 94, 75, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Bloor St East North Side - Bloor Station, 61 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Asquith?

110 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 370 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Infinity Mart (66 m), The Bespoke Wellness Group/Green House (71 m), The One Caviar (71 m), The Bespoke Wellness Group/Green House (71 m) and Bram & Bluma Appel Salon (79 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Yonge & Asquith?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 680 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Ramsden Park Washroom (831 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Yonge & Asquith?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 644 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (335 m, 85 spaces), University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (345 m, 73 spaces) and Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre (439 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Asquith?

100 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 13,720 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 40 Asquith Ave (175 m, 192 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 88 Bloor St E (182 m, 336 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 18 Davenport Rd (238 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 40 Park Rd (264 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 100 is 88 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Yonge & Asquith?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and 21 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Rosedale-Moore Park page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Asquith in?

Yonge & Asquith is in Rosedale-Moore Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 098). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined